Abstract

The objective of this article is to analyze the spin-off in the Brazilian military industry.
Two important points can be observed in the existing literature: first, the verification
that the spin-off has not occurred in the Brazilian case; and second, the limited number of
case studies on this subject. This article, which is based to a large extent on the author previous
work, argues that there has been technology transference from the Brazilian military
industry to the car industry. By taking into consideration the development of the Brazilian
military industry, it is possible to identify four factors which are responsible for the promotion
of the spin-off: the origin of technology; the way in which the development of this
technology occurs; the relationship between the military and civil sectors involved in the
transference of technology; and finally the industrial mobilization.

JEL Classification: O31; O32; L60.